This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Continuing our international mahjong series, this issue WGM explores “plus three” – the unique styling prevalent in Taiwan which uses an extra three tiles. The first time I visited Taipei was about six...
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Pai gow is an extraordinary table game played with tiles. A combination of luck, skill and culture, its complexity has scared many away, but if you take the time to learn you will have found one of the truly great games...
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. One of the most attractive things about playing slot machines is the chance of winning a life-changing sum of money in a single press of a button. But what happens when these machines malfunction? When you consider the...
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. Golden Week is traditionally a time to spend with friends and family and many Chinese also find themselves on the road. Quite regularly that road leads to Macau! The National Day Golden Week (starting each year on...
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2012 issue of World Gaming magazine. MGM may be one of the smaller of Macau’s BIG9* casinos when it comes to size, but when you talk about luxury and player loyalty the Golden Lion may have the loudest roar of them all. History has shown us MGM has a...
